User blog comment:CrazyCombo/Why in the name of hell../@comment-976055-20120704155848/@comment-775152-20120704235627

Non-game sources, such as the Anime, Manga, and all the novels, are a bit tricky when it comes to canon. Unlike my esteemed co-editor Derekoe, I am of the opinion that non-game sources are canon until contradicted by a game, and, even if they are, there may still be parts of them that are canon.

The funniest thing about Nero being Vergil's son is, we aren't actually given ages in the game, so we don't know how old the characters really are. It could very well be that Vergil was a teen parent, but until there's an official source released, we don't really know. I think that's the part that a lot of people have with continuities: they're not set in stone. They're subject to change. Even the games contradict themselves about the fate of Sparda: The first game says he died, the other sources say he just disappeared. So, where is he? For right now, until we have a definite answer, he exists in a state of limbo.

Speaking of Limbo, just because the new game is a reboot doesn't mean Capcom won't release any further games in the old series. Quite franky, I'm hoping they release more games of both continuities! (I'm also hoping that new Dante will swear less... but we can't have everything...)